Empowering and caring

Almacasa offers what elderly people with care need and their relatives wish for: on-site, nearby, everyday support and care. Our facilities are also suited to people with dementia – both options, long-term stay arrangements and temporary relief are available.The application and relocation processes are easy and uncomplicated. Living in an Almacasa care home is an option for all people with care needs, irrespective of their income or wealth.

Living in small groups/units, in an intentional community with privacy

We focus on enabling our residents to lead a normal everyday life in a familiar environment with a qualified support and care team. Our care homes include a beautiful private area for each resident, carefully furnished communal meeting areas and a well-tended garden. Pets can be brought along. Visitors are always welcome and we are especially happy about children’s visits.

Relatives and volunteers are part of the team

At Almacasa we regard relatives and volunteers as equals because they are crucial resources for everyday life. We specifically encourage their contributions with an innovative new bonus system.

Keeping abreast of developments through innovation and networking

Over the coming years a number of regional and well-developed Almacasa care homes will be built in various locations. They will allow for short distance visits and the best possible integration for residents in their usual and familiar environment.

In order to achieve this aim, Almacasa works together with authorities and investors. We promote the active exchange of best practice expertise on a national and international level. Therefore, new findings and resources can be implemented in a very short time – this is an essential part of what we do.

About us

Almacasa (Latin: alma: soul, nourishing; casa: house) provides homes with state of the art care for people who are no longer able to cope with life on their own, either temporarily or in the long term. We offer a place where they can feel comfortable and safe. Special consideration is given to the needs of people with dementia.Synergies for people

Almacasa is a business area of Spectren Ltd., which is based in Urdorf, Canton of Zurich, Switzerland. Spectren Ltd. addresses the needs of people with care needs and their carers in a variety of ways. We provide training, counselling, coaching and interim management in long-term care. Almacasa brings together our experiences and knowledge in order to create places that can inspire others in the field.

Almacasa is special in that the small care homes can outsource all their central services to the Spectren headquarters. This enables the staff and managers of Almacasa homes to focus on what really matters: relationships, companionship, true leadership and minimal administration. Our facilities are affordable to everyone, irrespective of income or wealth.Training is key

All Almacasa homes run training programmes powered by Spectren Ltd. We take care of new recruits in our industry and we invest in introducing young people to the exciting and intellectually challenging world of looking after and caring for older adults. In the Canton of Zurich, Spectren Ltd. has been authorized by the Department of Secondary and Vocational Education to host all tertiary level training programmes, vocational care staff training, to issue medical certificates and to offer apprenticeships.

Almacasa Team

Vincenzo Paolino

CEO Almacasa

v.paolino [at] almacasa [dot] ch

Liliane Peverelli

COO Almacasa

l.peverelli [at] almacasa [dot] ch

Sabrina Nilitschka

Clerk with special tasks and responsibilities

s.nilitschka [at] almacasa [dot] ch

Encouraging volunteers

Volunteers are a valuable resource – not all tasks can be performed by paid staff. Demographic developments demand innovative approaches and attractive possibilities for working with volunteers.

Almacasa accommodates these requirements by offering volunteers the following:

Our frequent participation in conferences and symposia allows us to establish valuable contacts and to continue to advance Almacasa.Almacasa and Spectren Ltd. also have a wide network of academic and practice contacts who can be commissioned for expert work, consulting and research.

Calendar of recent congress contributions:

3rd–6th August 2015: IAHSA-Conference, Perth/Australia (workshop with David Coe: Small is beautiful as a new motto in long-term care.)

Locations

Almacasa’s purpose is to provide specialized accommodation for people who can no longer live in their usual environment. Special consideration is given to the needs of people with dementia.

All Almacasa houses are located in a community where everything is nearby and community life can continue. Close links to the community as well as a variety of club and cultural activities are very important to us. They bring life into the Almacasa houses and allow the residents to remain part of the community and encourage voluntary work.

In the coming years we will be developing Almacasa small care homes in various locations in order to meet society’s needs even better. We will be working with public authorities and private investors within various partnership models.